volcano

B1 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ UK /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ See IPA manual

Freq #6809

Meanings

1

noun
A mountain with an opening through which lava, ash, and gas erupt from inside the earth.

I climbed an active volcano while I was on vacation.
2

verb
To erupt or burst forth suddenly.

Anger volcanoed up inside her.

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Word family

Forms volcanoesvolcanos

Derived forms volcanellovolcanicvolcanismvolcanology

Related forms crater lavamagmavent

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dormant volcano
a volcano that is not currently erupting but may erupt again

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Volcano was borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian volcano or vulcano. The Italian name refers to Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking, because an erupting mountain suggested the god's forge.

Etymology

From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

vulcano Italian Vulcānus Latin

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Nature & Landscape

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# volcano

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 6809

## Meanings
1. A mountain with an opening through which lava, ash, and gas erupt from inside the earth.
2. To erupt or burst forth suddenly.

## Examples
- I climbed an active volcano while I was on vacation.
- Anger volcanoed up inside her.

## Derived Forms
- volcanello
- volcanic
- volcanism
- volcanology

## Related Forms
- crater
- lava
- magma
- vent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vulcano
- Root: Vulcānus

## Etymology
From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

## AI Etymology
Volcano is from Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan. Important historical forms include Italian vulcano, and Latin Vulcānus. In present-day use, it can mean a mountain with an opening through which lava, ash, and gas erupt from inside the earth, or to erupt or burst forth suddenly. Derived formations include volcanello, volcanic, volcanism, volcanology.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape

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